.tv WebSearch.TV - My new registration

[fleaking]

Hello,

I just regged WebSearch.TV,
is this name worth regging??

please share your opinion and suggestion,
thanks!

 

[Jeff]

1.) How much did it cost to register, and is this an annual fixed fee? :blink:

2.) Do you plan on developing it, or are you looking for a potential "Quick Sale" (at the Wholesale level)?

3.) To whom would you market it to ... insofar as potential End users? :talk: IYHO's.

Thanks much, enjoy the Holiday! :santa:
-Jeff

 

[fleaking]

this one cost me only standard fee ($34), I registerred it at godaddy.
I don't want to develope it, instead, I wanna sell it for an end-user price.

 

[Ammudamus]

Trademarked?

Fleaking,
It looks like this word is trademarked! I am a bit confused as to when it says design plus words, does it mean the logo specifically? Are the words web search allowed otherwise or are you in violation?

Thanks,
Ammar

 

[fleaking]

Hello Ammudamus,
could you please let me know where did you find this word trademarked?
I am not familiar with the TM law, but I am sure "Web Search" is a generic term instead a TM....

 

[DNWizardX9]

Hello Ammudamus,
could you please let me know where did you find this word trademarked?
I am not familiar with the TM law, but I am sure "Web Search" is a generic term instead a TM....

Match is generic but Match is trademarked for "dating" by Match . com ya the corporate world sucks :P

 

[Ammudamus]

Uspto

Word Mark WEB SEARCH
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer software for searching databases on global computer networks. FIRST USE: 19941101. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19950420
Mark Drawing Code (3) DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS, AND/OR NUMBERS
Design Search Code 24.15.10 - Arrows, more than one; More than one arrow
24.15.25 - Other arrows
Serial Number 75416315
Filing Date January 8, 1998
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition January 23, 2001
Registration Number 2443647
Registration Date April 17, 2001
Owner (REGISTRANT) Bradley, Robert A. INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES RR 1, Box 314 Yarmouth MAINE 04096
Attorney of Record NEAL J FRIEDMAN
Prior Registrations 2097081
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "WEB SEARCH" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Description of Mark The drawing is lined for the colors yellow, green, blue and red.
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

If this generic word is a trademark issue, what would Fleaking do to rid himself of liability, especially if he has no intent to make profits off other's work?

 

[fleaking]

Match is generic but Match is trademarked for "dating" by Match . com ya the corporate world sucks :P

hmm...
so if there is a company owns the trademark rights to the term "Web Search", will I lose "websearch.tv" when that company accuses me?

 

[DNWizardX9]

hmm...
so if there is a company owns the trademark rights to the term "Web Search", will I lose "websearch.tv" when that company accuses me?

yes
like i have a domain but i trademarked my two words as one whole word. i was told either one would be fine ... two words or combine two words into 1. the trademark holder is protected

 

[Ammudamus]

Fleaking,
Not sure. I know that trademarking domains has been a big discussion on this board, but I would be curious as to what other's say.

Thanks,
Ammudamus

 

[DNWizardX9]

Fleaking,
Not sure. I know that trademarking domains has been a big discussion on this board, but I would be curious as to what other's say.

Thanks,
Ammudamus

i trade marked my own for that very reason and doing my 2nd trademark next week... its funny how easy you can trademark words but hey thats how corrupt we are lol

 

[fleaking]

yes
like i have a domain but i trademarked my two words as one whole word. i was told either one would be fine ... two words or combine two words into 1. the trademark holder is protected

so what can I do to avoid being accused by any TM holder?
selling it cheap to you? :hehe:

 

[DNWizardX9]

so what can I do to avoid being accused by any TM holder?
selling it cheap to you? :hehe:

i didn't even know "web search" was a trademark til he pointed it out so if i didn't know u could have probably gotten out easily lol

 

[fleaking]

i didn't even know "web search" was a trademark til he pointed it out so if i didn't know u could have probably gotten out easily lol

Oh, come on....

 

[Ammudamus]

Is there a way you can just drop the name after it has been registered? Also, it says that the design plus text. Is that different than just the domain name?

Thanks.

 

[fleaking]

Is there a way you can just drop the name after it has been registered? Also, it says that the design plus text. Is that different than just the domain name?

Thanks.

there is a function of "cancel domains" in my godaddy account,
but I've never used it, I won't let it drop. :yell:

Also, it says that the design plus text. Is that different than just the domain name?
Thanks.

I have no idea,
anyone knows??

 

[DNWizardX9]

there is a function of "cancel domains" in my godaddy account,
but I've never used it, I won't let it drop. :yell:


I have no idea,
anyone knows??

don't know but .tv has been around for a few years... someone would have scooped that up pretty fast if it wasn't a tm

 

[Ammudamus]

Fleaking,
So you're taking your chances eh?

 

[ATL.tv]

my understanding of how trademarks work is if someone trademarks a word, phrase, etc, they have to trademark it with a description of how it's used. for example... delta airlines has the word "delta" trademarked for use with air travel, airlines, flying, etc... however, delta, the tool manufacturer also has "delta" trademarked but for the tool industry...
i own espni.com and had espn come after me a few years ago. when i showed them that it was not related to sport, they dropped their efforts of acquistion.

 

[Ammudamus]

Aaamaretto,

How do you deal with a domain like your rounders.tv? Isn't that casino related? There is a trademark prohibiting the marketing of casino goods and services.

Side Question: How would you interpret the following trademark?

Word Mark STYLE. NETWORK
Goods and Services IC 038. US 100 101 104. G & S: television broadcasting services. FIRST USE: 20031208. USED IN ANOTHER FORM The mark was first used anywhere in a different form other than that sought to be registered on 10/01/1998. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20031208
IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment in the nature of on-going television programs in the field of fashion, beauty, home and entertaining; and entertainment services, namely, providing a web site via a global computer network featuring fashion, beauty, home and entertaining. FIRST USE: 20031208. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20031208

Mark Drawing Code (3) DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS, AND/OR NUMBERS
Design Search Code 24.17.14 - Ampersands; At symbol @ ; Brackets, punctuation; Commas; Diacritical marks; Emoticons (icons expressing emotion); Exclamation points; Punctuation marks; Question marks
26.01.21 - Circles that are totally or partially shaded.
Serial Number 78516413
Filing Date November 12, 2004
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) E! Entertainment Television, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 5750 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CALIFORNIA 90036
Prior Registrations 2821416;2892128;2892129;AND OTHERS
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "NETWORK" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Description of Mark The color(s) red and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL-2(F)-IN PART
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
Distinctiveness Limitation Statement "style."

 

[ATL.tv]

rounders; style

From Wikipedia:
Rounders is a sport which originated in Ireland. A team consists of a maximum of 15 players and a minimum of 6 of whom no more than 9 may be on the field at one time. [1] The teams try to score points ("rounders") by completing a circuit of posts. The sport is very old and it has been documented as early as the seventeenth century. Baseball and softball evolved from rounders (see origins of baseball); the earliest literary mention of rounders calls the game "base-ball".

RE: Style...
if using style.tv (or similar), my interpretation would be that it would be ok as long as it didn't involve the field of fashion, beauty, home and entertaining; and entertainment services...
for example, style.tv could be used, and would be appropriate if used by combining television and referring to:
web design (style div, style sheets CSS),
writing styles (screen plays, shorts, movies)
etc...
again, that is MY interpretation...others?

 

[Ammudamus]

Aaameretto,
The previous trademark would be in regards to StyleNetwork.TV. Is there any conflict there based on what you have read? I am assuming as long as it doesn't apply to any of the things in the trademark? Make sense?

Thanks,
Ammudamus

 

[ATL.tv]

hmmm...

it really depends on exactly what you're trying to use and how you plan to use it... as you can imagine, TM infrigment is not black and white.
another example: court tv.
if someone wanted to publish a courtroom website on a .tv, they would have to use (examples) jury.tv, guilty.tv, innocent.tv, etc...
they could not use courtroom.tv, courthouse.tv, etc based on court tv's tm of the word "court" and court related tv programming.
however, if you had courthouse.tv and wanted to publish a site/show about Mr. Court and his family (not court room related) you should be ok. that doesn't meat court tv wouldn't try to claim tm infrigment, you just have to show a judge/panel that your intentions were true. this is often hard to do.
it's easier for a judge/panel to rule in your favor when you're talking about dictionary words. i remember reading about a dispute when a guy bought panavision.com and tried to convice a judge that since he was using the site to display photographs he took from an airplane that he wasn't infringing on Panavisions TM....
he lost.

 

[Ammudamus]

Additional Thoughts

I'm with you. I just imagine style is such a generic term and so is network. Heck, there are even style networks in the networking side of the world. I like the suggestions of writing styles and also web development style. I am assuming it all depends on how clear I am. The funny thing is that www.stylenetwork.net is owned by www.babystyle.com and its about fashion. I wonder how she is still operating without infringment.

Time will tell, but I do appreciate the postings on trademarks. I think it's excellent and helps remove some of the black and white about it.